There are 5 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Milpitas by train, bus, subway, tram, car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, line 101 bus, BART
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd Stbus 101
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitassubway
3h 26m$14–25Train, BART
cheapest- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain Smart
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway Orange-S
3h 36m$13–25Bus, line 292 bus, Caltrain, tram
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level to S Delaware St & Cypress Avebus 292
- Take the train from San Mateo Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Great Mall Stationtram
4h 43m$31–74Drive 92.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Milpitascar 92.4 mi
1h 40m$17–25Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus FlixBus 2005
5h 6m$22–39
Santa Rosa to Milpitas by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Milpitas is to drive which costs $16 - $25 and takes 1h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Milpitas is to drive which takes 1h 40m and costs $16 - $25.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Milpitas. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Main & Serra via 4th St & Folsom St, San Francisco, San Jose Diridon and 1st & Santa Clara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Milpitas is 99 miles. The road distance is 93 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Milpitas without a car is to train and line 101 bus and BART which takes 3h 26m and costs $14 - $26.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Santa Rosa to Milpitas, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Milpitas bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Milpitas bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 4th St & Folsom St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Milpitas is 93 miles. It takes approximately 1h 40m to drive from Santa Rosa to Milpitas.
There are 1029+ hotels available in Milpitas.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Milpitas, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Main & Serra via 4th St & Folsom St, 5th St & Brannan St, San Francisco, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 2nd, and 1st & Santa Clara in around 5h 6m.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Mateo Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Mountain View Station to Great Mall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 2nd St
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 4th St & Folsom St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from SFO Airport Terminal 2-Lower Level to S Delaware St & Cypress Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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